An Inconvenient Blogging Truth

January 3, 2013August 28, 2018 / Ally Bean / 16 Comments

When I started keeping a personal blog I realized that I’d have to find the time to write. Mornings work best for me.

And I also knew that I’d have to have the ability to express myself in this medium. Stories, photos [not of people] and links work best for me.

But what did not occur to me was that I’d also have to have something to write about all the time. That is, something would have to happen in my life that I’d want to tell you about. Something interesting, or insightful, or entertaining.

And it is at this point in the process that I find myself today. At a point where there is nothing to talk about.

It’s not as if I’m not doing things. I am. It’s just that I cannot fathom why anyone would care to read about the ho-humness of my daily life. A ho-humness, I hasten to add, that makes me happy.

So, having explained myself thusly, I’ll end this post by leaving you, my gentle readers, with a guarantee that when something of note happens in my life, I’ll share it here.

And I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes that succinctly explains my attitude toward blogging– and life, too, for that matter.

“Give me your heart, Make it real, Or else forget about it.”

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Realizing My Vision Without Flinging A Cow

November 30, 2012 / Ally Bean / 14 Comments

I loved Northern Exposure when it was on TV. One episode in particular, Burning Down The House, made a big impression on me. I still think about it.

In it, Chris decides to “create a pure moment” by: 1) building a trebuchet, & 2) choosing the perfect cow to fling from it.

But his plan stalls when he realizes that: 1) there is “a certain wrongness” to the cow he has picked out, & 2) he cannot, in good conscience, fling a cow because it has been done before. Which would make his cow flinging merely repetitive. And not the perfect artistic experience that he longs for.

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At first Chris is bummed that he won’t be able to create his pure moment but comes to realize that: “I had to let go of that cow so I could see all the other possibilities.”

I still reflect on the idea of a certain wrongness to things. And on how you often have to let go of any preconceived ideas in order for a new, better idea to manifest.

All this comes to mind as I write this last NaBloPoMo post. I had a different idea of how this challenge was going to play out, so when I sensed a certain “wrongness” to it I almost gave up. However, I hung around posting something every day– letting go of “that cow so I could see all the other possibilities.”

And as a result, I managed to complete NaBloPoMo. And make a decision or two about how I’ll pursue my dreams in the future.

So with that last NaBloPoMo thought, I’ll leave you, my gentle readers, to watch what might be the best– the most absurd– the most unexpected three minutes in all of Northern Exposure. And that’s saying something.

Enjoy!